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The Crying of LOT 222 : A Victorian Brooch Deconstructed
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Article by Donna Bilak
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SNAPSHOT IN TIME. It was early in the afternoon on September 9th, 2013, when Lot 222 came up on the block at...
Linking Human to Nature and Hand to Machine: Marian Bantjes’s Designs
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Article by Brian Donnelly
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ISTORY SUGGESTS THAT even the most unexpected twists and turns never come completely from nowhere. Narratives of the career of designer and artist...
Spotlight on the Collection: A Flowering Passion for Porcelain – George and Helen Gardiner
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Article by Rachel Gotlieb
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OLLECTORS ARE MOTIVATED to collect for myriad reasons that often overlap: for personal pleasure, scholarship and edification, preservation and prosperity, and for financial...
Eye, Mind, and Hand in Evolution
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Article by Sam Carter
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YE, MIND, AND HAND” is the motto of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design coat of arms. “The crow is the...
Spotlight on the Object: Manhole Covers in the Gallery
Interview with Aason Oussoren
by Lorraine Johnson
by Lorraine Johnson
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LASS ARTIST AARON OUSSOREN graduated from the Craft & Design program at Sheridan College in 2008. From 2008 to 2012, he...
Ironclad Art: Vancouver’s Manhole Covers
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Article by Matthew Kleywegt
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LL INTENTIONALLY FORMED OBJECTS in a city are designed. They exist because they serve a desired function. However, beauty is a function not everything...
Whitehorse Bike Racks: An Artful Solution to a Bike-parking Problem
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Article by David Dennis
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HITEHORSE TAKES CYCLING seriously, though not too seriously. Visitors to the storied capital of the Yukon are struck by the sight of whimsical...
Technology and Design: Early Gas and Electric Lamps in Canada
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Article by Anna Adamek and Louise Trottier
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N 1887 A SMALL RIOT erupted in the Township of Hull, on the north bank of the Ottawa River, just...
What Buildings Tell: Fossils Hidden in Plain View
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Article by Ingrid Birker
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HE DECORATIVE FEATURES OF BUILDINGS are usually the result of an intentional design process that begins with the architect’s vision and develops through...